American Shared Hospital Services Schedules Conference Call About Second Quarter 2000 Earnings.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BW HealthWire)--July 10, 2000 American Shared Hospital Services (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AMS AMS - Andrew Message System ) (PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :AMS) will host a telephone conference call on Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at 3:00 pm Eastern time (12:00 noon Pacific time). American Shared is the world leader in providing Gamma Knife Gamma Knife A trademark for a radiologic nonsurgical device used in stereotactic radiosurgery. Gamma knife A surgical tool that focuses beams of radiation at the head, which converge in the brain to form a lesion. radiosurgery radiosurgery /ra·dio·sur·gery/ (-ser´jer-e) surgery in which tissue destruction is performed by means of ionizing radiation rather than by surgical incision. services. During the call, Management will discuss the Company's financial results for second quarter 2000. The Company expects to issue a Press Release on Business Wire regarding the earnings, on Wednesday July 19. Those interested can participate in the conference call either on a telephone voice line, which will permit listeners to ask questions, or at a listen-only Internet website. To participate by telephone (with the ability to ask questions), call 888/868-9078, ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled call time. (International callers dial 973/628-6885). Tell the operator that you wish to participate in the American Shared conference call. You will be placed on hold until the call begins. The conference call also will be broadcast "live" in a "listen-only" mode over the Internet through Investor Broadcast Network's Vcall website located at http://www.vcall.com. To listen to the live Internet call, go to Vcall's website at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled call time to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. Those unable to hear the conference call "live" at the scheduled time can hear a replay of the call, beginning a few hours after it ends. To hear the replay on the Internet go to Vcall's website at http://www.vcall.com. To access the replay by telephone, call 877/375-5693 (international callers dial 402/220-1356). About the Gamma Knife The Gamma Knife is a stereotactic stereotactic /ster·eo·tac·tic/ (-tak´tik) 1. characterized by precise positioning in space; said especially of discrete areas of the brain that control specific functions. 2. pertaining to stereotactic surgery. radiosurgical device manufactured by Elekta AB of Sweden (Stockholm Stock Exchange The Stockholm Stock Exchange (Swedish: Stockholmsbörsen) is a stock exchange located in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863 [1] it is the primary securities exchange of the Nordic Countries. :EKTA). The Gamma Knife treats certain brain tumors, vascular malformations and Trigeminal Neuralgia Trigeminal Neuralgia Definition Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve) that causes episodes of sharp, stabbing pain in the cheek, lips, gums, or chin on one side of the face. (facial pain facial pain, n See pain, facial. ) without invasive surgery. It uses three dimensional computer modeling to target a high dose of radiation at abnormal tissue. More than 135,000 patients worldwide already have been treated with Gamma Knife units. About American Shared Hospital Services American Shared Hospital Services is a medical services company with interests in radiosurgery services (through its 81% interest in GK Financing, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ), Internet-based information services, and its program for The Operating Room for the 21st Century(SM). Headquarters are in San Francisco. Safe Harbor Statement This press release may be deemed to contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and future plans of American Shared Hospital Services, which involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to the risks of the Gamma Knife business, the Internet-based information business and The Operating Room for the 21st Century. Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial condition, results of operations and future plans of American Shared Hospital Services is included in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, its definitive Proxy Statement dated April 20, 2000 for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 19, 2000, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2000. |
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